UH Professor Wins Award for Chemical Reactor Design Research
(September 25, 2006) Dan Luss, Cullen Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, won the 2005 Best Fundamental Paper Award from the South Texas Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Luss won the award for the paper titled “Stationary Transversal Hot Zones in Adiabatic Packed-Bed Reactors,” which was published in the AIChE Journal. The Best Paper Award will be presented at a dinner hosted by the organization in Houston on Oct. 5.

Engineering Professor to Study Female Student Motivations
(September 13, 2006) Julie Trenor, instructional assistant professor and director of undergraduate student recruitment and retention at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, has received two grants to conduct research about why females students decide to pursue majors in engineering. She will be specifically exploring the role that ethnicity and cultural background play in the students' perceptions, motivations, and attitudes toward engineering.

Chemical Engineering Department Changes Name
(September 12, 2006) The Department of Chemical Engineering at the
University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering has officially changed
its name to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The name change reflects the growth of the department over the past several years in bio-related research and education, especially at the graduate level.

NSBE's 31st Annual Career Fair Draws Companies to UH
(September 11, 2006) The UH chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is hosting their 31st Annual Career Fair on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the University Center Houston Room.

Engineering's Stuart Long Appointed Undergraduate Research Associate Dean for UH
(September 1, 2006) Cullen College of Engineering Associate Dean Stuart Long has been named UH's associate dean of undergraduate research and of The Honors College, effective Sept. 1. The Office of Undergraduate Research is charged with the task of organizing, facilitating and enhancing opportunities for undergraduate research. In addition to his new appointment, Long will continue to serve as the college's associate dean of educational activities as well as professor of electrical and computer engineering.